Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116288

Students: Loans

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support young adults in Newbury constituency with financial difficulties as a result of freezes to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Plan 2 loans were designed and implemented by previous governments, and we are having to make hard choices to balance taxpayer and borrower interests to ensure that the student finance system remains sustainable.Student loan repayments are linked to incom...

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